The Compton Early College Rising Phoenix will venture away from home to square off against the Lawndale Cardinals at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Compton Early College has four straight wins, Lawndale has 20 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Compton Early College picked up another tournament win on Friday. They walked away with a 16-11 victory over Centennial.
Meanwhile, Lawndale came up short against Hoover on Tuesday, falling 21-8.
Cynthia Palacios made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hazel De Alba, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Palacios wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Lawndale kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hoover only managed six hits.
Compton Early College pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 12.3 runs. As for Lawndale, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
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